Dear Dreams,
I know exactly what you are going through. I am in the same boat as you. How can they say and act the way they do??? Alcohol can do wicked things to a person and eat at their brains until they are no longer the person they once were. It's so sad loosing somebody like that because you remember the way they were. Oh, if we only knew then what we know now.
I'm sorry for you pain, I'm sorry for all of our pain.
I love the poem you posted, Bluester. I've printed it out and will read it every day.
Keep the light of Hope.
Put your left hand on your right shoulder, your right hand and your left soulder and squeeze tight. That's a long distance hug from me to you.
Take care of you.